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Interviews television talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Success of her program "The Oprah Winfrey Show"; Outlook for the lack of quality syndicated talk shows in the U.S.; Views on syndication in the television broadcasting industry. INSETS: Oprah's Kind of Town, Chicago Is;Good Old Oprah: Her Numbers Are Improving.

The article deals with issues concerning the proposed broadcasting policy of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). FCC chairman Kevin Martin has proposed the à la carte system of broadcasting, where viewers could choose the channels they want to buy. Martin believe that the system would solve the country's TV indecency problem. Cable companies oppose the system, claiming that it would lower their revenue.

Covers issues on television broadcasting in the U.S. as of October 2005. Increase in the ratings of the prime time line up of Headline; Launch of gay-themed digital television network Logo by Viacom; Reorganization of Shop at Home by its president Judy Girard after Scripps acquired the network.

Comments on the Parents Television Council's (PTC) monitoring of sex, violence and profanity on television programs in the United States. Definition of family programming; Television programs as more lewd, crass and coarse than ever before; Question on the moral responsibilities of broadcast television; Absence of standards due to drifting regulation and the sheer quantity of media.

Reports on the death of United States television columnist Jack Carmody on March 1, 1999 at the age of 74. Popularity of Carmody as `Captain Airwaves'; Background on Carmody's journalistic style of writing; Carmody's retirement from writing on August 1998 after discovering he had cancer.

Focuses on criticisms directed against `Electronic Media' periodical's Quick Takes article in the December 21, 1998 issue, which asked three female television critics in the United States as to whether who has the better aft section, Jimmy Smits or `NYPD Blue' television program newcomer Rick Schroder. Overview on the reactions of various readers from the topic discussed in the issue.

Presents news items concerning the United States cable industry as of December 7, 1998. Includes Fox Family Channel's launching of its two digital networks, the Boys Channel and the Girlz Channel, in October 1999; Programs the will be unveiled by Court TV in January 1999; Launch of Fanfare: The Classic Music Channel as a digital network.

Discusses the broadcasting of sex and violence on televsion programs in the United States. Description of a scene from the television program `Bus Stop'; Identification of various scenes which were considered violent; Statistical information on television violence.

Highlights the career of journalist Mike Wallace at CBS in the U.S. Role played by Wallace in the success of his television show "60 Minutes"; Previous reluctance of CBS to accept Wallace which became the impetus of his dedication as a newsman; Awards he received such as a Lifetime Emmy Award and three Alfred I. DuPont Columbia University Awards.

Comments on the merger between CBS Inc. and Viacom Inc. Impact of the merger on the American television industry; Benefits expected from the merger; Effects of the merger on CBS' affiliates.

Comments on the television game show titled `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. Major television news of the summer of 1999 in the United States; Deliberate cheap look of the game show; Visual cues from cable television.

Criticizes the United States television media for their judgements about newsworthiness. Newscast's running of actor William Shatner's 911 call reporting his wife's death; Coverage of a police chase; Case of George W. Bush, who has been arguing it is none of the media's business if he snorted cocaine.

Comments on the United States Federal Communications Commission's revision of its television broadcasting property ownership rules to allow companies to own more than one television stations in a market. Details of the rules revision; Implications for diversity and public interest.

Comments on the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation of the prohibition of toddlers from watching television. Majority of parents as babyboomers; Need for parents to follow the Academy's recommendation; Problem with parents' attitudes toward television.

Recalls the television coverage of United States President John F. Kennedy's assassination in the year 1963. Television networks' focus on the incident; Impact on television broadcasting.

Reports on developments related to television broadcasting in the United States as of July 26, 1999. Includes broadcasting industry associations' involvement in legislative efforts to reform the US Federal Communications Commission; Former CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs' appearance on the Fox News Channel.

Comments on the role of money and profit in motivating the proliferation of sex and violence in the mass media in the United States as exemplified by the opening day earnings of the movie `The General's Daughter.' Failure of the industry to talk about the issues sensibly contributing to the problem.

Focuses on developments and issues in the cable television industry in the United States after its deregulation. Changes in cable television services received by consumers; Advancements in broadband services; Concerns over the open access issues between American Online and AT&T; possibility of a re-regulation of the cable industry.

Presents the author's ideas for television programs that could interest television broadcasters in the United States. Includes talk show where hosts play a game of eight ball against a professional network journalist; Panel talk show; Program featuring the lives of talk show guests.

Reports on the study by the Parents Television Council which reported lack of restriction on television programs' sexual content. Rise in the sexual content, foul language and violent content in TV programs; Monitoring of prime-time broadcast network television shows; Sexual liberation of network television in the 90s.

Comments on the importance of upfront launching of television programs for television broadcasting in the United States. Television networks' introduction of their new programs; Media buyers' attitudes concerning the event.

Comments on issues relevant to mass media in the United States for the week of May 17, 1999. Updates changing the nature of electronics and mass media highlighted at the Western Show in Anaheim, California in 1997; Commendation for journalist Mark Shapiro's induction in the Hot List awards.

Focuses on the influence of television broadcasting on human attitudes and societal behaviors in the United States. Difference between real and broadcast meetings; Importance of maintaining social norms and values; Impact of the Littleton school shooting tragedy on the media.

Focuses on the National Association of Broadcasters' 1999 convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Developments related to digital television in the United States; Lack of guidelines for broadcasters on how to proceed with their digital television businesses.

Examines the American public's reaction to vulgarity in television. Increasing cynicism among Americans concerning scandals and hypocritical revelations; Reaction of media buyers to Marv Albert who was involved in a sex scandal; Weak impact of scandals on Americans' moral values.

Focuses on developments related to television broadcasting in the United States, current as of April 5, 1999. C.A. Swanson & Sons' launching of an advertising campaign for the prepackaged meal product, TV Dinners; Deregulation of the cable television industry.

Comments on ABC's `It's Like, You Know' television show's portrayal of the city of Los Angeles, California. View of life in the city; Popularity of the city to outsiders; Positive indicators of quality of life.

Discusses several news reports about snow storm in Chicago, Illinois. Snow cleaning by street crews; Delayed and cancellation of several flights; Characteristics of snowstorm media coverage.

Presents comparisons of the past and present of United States broadcast network television. Meanings of ratings and audience share in the 1970s and 1990s.

Presents news items concerning the United States television and radio broadcasting industry as of December 7, 1998. Includes the measures initiated by some radio program directors to avoid being fined for playing `Chocolate Salty Balls,' the song from the `South Park' soundtrack; Warner Brothers Network's acquisition of about 20 additional `7th Heaven' reruns from Spelling Television.

Presents various news briefs relating to television broadcasting in the United States, as of July 1998. Review given to the motion picture `Armageddon' by Roger Ebert in the `Chicago Sun-Times,' newspaper; Findings of a survey carried out by the company Adlink which determined the car-buying habits of cable television viewers in Los Angeles, California; Error made in an advertisement of the cast of the April 27 episode of the sitcom `Ally McBeal.'

Opinion. Comments on former journalist David Brinkley's appearance in commercials for Archer Daniels Midland, a controversial American business charged with price-fixing in 1996. Possibility that Midland has political ties; Why the author selected Brinkley as his mentor when he was young; Why the author believes that Brinkley should refrain from making such commercials.

Opinion. Focuses on the convergence of electronic media in television broadcasting in the United States. National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) president Eddie Fritts' shift from cable to direct broadcast satellite system; Collision of competing programming sources; Supreme Court's ruling upholding the must-carry rules in cable television; Federal Communications Commission's action on digital spectrum.

Presents developments in television broadcasting in the United States for the week ending March 17, 1997. Launch of an Internet campaign by a group called Save Reality Team to convince ABC Entertainment to keep the drama `Relativity' on the air; Common Cause's plans to issue a report accusing the broadcast industry of benefitting from corporate welfare by using its clout to obtain digital television spectrum for free.

Presents short news relating to the television and radio industry in the United States. Site selected for Radio-Television News Directors Association's (RTNDA) 1998 meeting; What Rachelle Chong, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), told George Takei, star of `Star Trek'; Why former NBC's New State Department correspondent, Richard Valeriani deserves at least part of the credit or blame for the agency's public relations profile.

The article reports the plan of U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu to introduce legislation giving broadcasters special privileges and financial aid so they may better cope with disasters such as Hurricane Katrina or the September, 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Landrieu's description of broadcasters as "first responders" is presented. Details of the legislation, such as a fund for the purchase of disaster-resistant equipment, are given.

Presents updates on television coverage of presidential elections in the U.S. as of November 2004. Preparations made by NBC for the Rockefeller Plaza in New York; Reason of CNN for monitoring what other networks were reporting; Comment of Peter Jennings of ABC regarding commercials; Difficulty encountered by Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron.

Discusses several ways for advertisers to create Spanish-language television advertisements for the Hispanic market. Percentage of Hispanics in the U.S. market; Percentage of money spent by advertisers for Hispanic television; Information on how broadcasting company Telemundo reaches their Hispanic households.

Discusses different trends in television broadcasting industry in the U.S., in 2004. Information on the shifting of demographics; Growth of Internet advertising; Forecast on reality television shows.

Reports on trends prevalent in the television shows programming in the United States. Efforts of the network owners to attract advertisers; Objective of the ABC Entertainment to reverse decline in the ratings of television programs; Hesitance of buyers to invest in television networks. INSET: Hot Off the Upfront Press....

Reports on the announcement of the 62nd annual Peabody Award winners in the U.S. Awards won by the noncommercial television station WGBH-TV; Number of awards received by cable networks; Television titles of Home box Office that won awards.

Reports on the action taken by National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE). Meeting of leaders of NATPE to decide the fate of the show for January; Replacement of the chief of NATPE to redefine the organization; Effect of consolidation of the business of NATPE; Awareness of market forces on the organization; Features of the organization after the change and actions.

The article presents the statement of Federal Communication Commission Commissioner (FCC) Jonathan Adelstein at an advertising week event that was held in the U.S. in 2008. It highlighted that Adelstein had stated that New York City broadcasters are considering an October 28 soft test of the digital conversion. It also encouraged cities nationwide to try the tests, in which stations interrupt their analog programming feed to inform viewers that they need to upgrade their equipment.

This article describes the Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards airing on June 15, 2007 on CBS. Several added categories were mentioned, including a competition for the best morning program. Nominations for most major categories will be announced on March 14, 2007. For the first time, the Academy will partner with social-networking Website MySpace, allowing viewers to nominate programming for certain categories.